Night 1

We departed for parts known on our first night out in the Chief.  Acadia National Park is close and familiar.  As we wait to tie up a few final details, we decided to spend 2 nights camping on Mount Desert Island (the park itself is full this time of year… not a chance of getting…

The Sabbatical

It’s done.  I went down to DC and spent a week checking out of the office.  I spent time with most of our close friends and got caught up on all the goings ons.  I met people in person that I’ve known online for years (which was wicked fun!).  I talked about possibilities for the…

The 4th

Pictures from the 4th of July in the middle of nowhere Maine.  This little parade has become quite famous.  Nothing like a good tractor and some horses to make you really get into the spirit of things.   And back at Pink Camp…. (no, it is no longer pink, but I’m organizing a grassroots coup…

Biosphere 2

January 16, 2020

Back Again Scott’s been on me lately.  “Why have you stopped writing… again?”  That makes me happy.  He likes the blog.  So do I.  Here’s the thing, we’re homeschooling, traveling far too much (I still overestimate how much can be done in a day) and we’re trying to build a company from scratch in a…

Hidden Lake, Logan’s Pass, GNP

October 8, 2019

We learn from our mistakes. During hours that are normally reserved for ‘waking up’ and ‘eating breakfast’, we got up and got going. Taking the free shuttle from the visitor center closest to our camp up to Logan Pass, we didn’t have to worry about parking. We finally got to do our Logan Pass hike…

Goose Island Overlook, Western Glacier

October 7, 2019

I actually took these photos… myself… with my camera. No, I did not steal them from National Geographic… although they look like I might have, right?! Since Glacier is so big we didn’t expect to make it to the most eastern entrance but it seemed like the easiest route home after our Jackson Glacier Overlook…

Jackson Glacier Overlook

October 5, 2019

Since I’m infamous for my total lack of planning, it should come as no surprise that sometimes things don’t work out exactly as expected. That’s the fun part. Glacier Park is famous for a few things – Going to the Sun Road, Logan Pass, bears, etc. We decided, on a whim, to pop up to…

Trail of the Cedars

October 5, 2019

Our first hike in Glacier was the famous Trail of Cedars. It’s a short 0.8 mile loop that has fairly heavy foot traffic. But it’s certainly worth the fight for a parking space. We’ve developed a quirky love of trees. It started with the Redwoods in California and the Joshua Trees that look like they…

Arriving in Glacier

September 11, 2019

I believe the people that say your cell phone is listening to you all the time. Facebook knows your secrets. Glacier National Park was never on my radar. It seemed ‘cold’ and ‘far away’. Being from Maine – who in their right mind would want to see ice in the summer?! No thank you. Hard…

Great Plains Dinosaur Museum

September 3, 2019

“Aren’t there big dinosaur things to do out there?” This was my mom’s gentle, persistent way of asking for the 100th time when we were finally going to do some dinosaur stuff. I get it. North Dakota/Montana… exactly the right place to fit some dino homeschooling into the schedule. (Although, for the record, the big,…